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Maxwell
Many types of plants grow in the water of the oxbows in Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt.
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Maxwell
The spittlebug creates a foam that it hides in while it feeds on the sap of a plant.
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Maxwell
Oxbows are U-shaped river bends and can be seen at Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt.
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Maxwell
A variety of reflections are seen along the relatively still waters of Chichaqua.
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Ames
Lichens are a partnership between a fungus and an alga. There are two primary ways lichens reproduce: sexually and asexually
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West Des Moines
A West Des Moines Public Services staff member explains their anti-ice spray and mixing system.
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Okoboji
Acoustic ecology is a field that studies the relationship between sound, living things, and their environment.
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West Des Moines
When keeping Iowa roads safe during the winter, there are several aspects to consider including cost of equipment, removing snow and ice without damaging roads, and safety of personnel.
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Parkersburg
Learn about the time the Iowa Storm Chasing Network chased the 2008 Aplington-Parkersburg EF-5 tornado.
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Des Moines
Maple trees convert sunlight to sugary syrup through the process of photosynthesis.
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Remsen
Iowa communities and farmers are adopting conservation practices that lead to cleaner water by keeping agricultural run-off from entering water supplies.
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Webster County
The Boneyard Hollow in Dolliver Memorial State Park includes amazing geologic layers.
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Jackson County
White-nose syndrome is a disease in bats that has the potential to alter the ecosystem of the caves.
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Maxwell
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt has unique water quality characteristics compared to other places in Iowa.
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Boone County
Nine different owl species call Iowa home and are found in different regions of the state, each with a unique look and habitat.
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Maxwell
Several habitats support a wide variety of plant and animal life at Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt.
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Pisgah
The Loess Hills formation took thousands of years to form, and is a very fragile and unique collection of dust and silt.
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Maxwell
Ripples are visible from a variety of sources and hitting a variety of objects in the relatively still waters of Chichaqua.
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Maxwell
Many of the trees surrounding the oxbows at Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt seem to be curving up and away from the water, while the tree trunks on land tend to be more straight.
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Hampton
Wild parsnip is an invasive species that can be dangerous to both humans and native plants.
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Sioux Center
A woodchip bioreactor is used for nitrate removal from agricultural runoff.
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Linn County
This program in Eastern Iowa supports extending solar power use in the area.
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Cedar Rapids
Common sounds may be different in an environment when there is snow cover as compared to when there is not.
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Des Moines
Agricultural fields require specific amounts of fertilizer to maintain yields, however forests maintain biomass without the use of additional fertilizers.
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Aplington
Purple loosestrife is an invasive species in Iowa that grows rapidly and impacts wetlands
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Aplington
In Iowa, plastic snow fences are often strategically placed in yards and alongside roads to improve road quality in the winter.
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Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek Nature Center land management planning includes surveying butterfly populations, and data shows how the 2020 derecho is impacting those survey results.
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Spirit Lake
This time-lapse video captures two monarch caterpillars feeding on a milkweed leaf, and illustrates the caterpillars' role in the ecosystem as they consume plant matter.
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Waverly
Dry run creeks are a strategically placed design solution for flood mitigation.
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West Des Moines
Clouds are made up of trillions of water droplets and are an essential component of the water cycle.
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Center Point
Reducing drag and gas usage of semitrailers is an important engineering design problem.
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Granger
Brood III of the periodical cicadas emerged in Iowa in 2014 after 17 years underground.
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